Published: August 24, 2009
PHOTOS: Transitioning Commanders, Iraqi Leaders Meet At Basra Security Council
By Sgt. Adam Stone
(from left) Maj. Gen. Adel Daham Fahad Alamery, deputy general of Iraqi Police, Col. Steven L. Bullimore, commander, 17th Fires Brigade, and Col. Butch Kievenaar, commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, listen to Maj. Gen. Muhammad Jawad Huwaidi during a recent Basra Security Council meeting. Capt. Eric Elliot, 17th FB Basra Operations Command liaison and native of Bremen, Ohio said, "The meeting shows that Iraqis are in the lead and that they want things better for Basra." (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Adam Stone)
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Maj. Gen. Muhammad Jawad Hawaydi, Basra operations commander, speaks at the Basra province security council meeting Aug. 19. Also in attendance were Col. Butch Kievenaar, commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and Col. Steven L. Bullimore, commander, 17th Fires Brigade. The two commanders attended the meeting as 17th FB, from Fort Lewis, Wash., prepares to replace 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., currently commanding U.S. forces in Basra Province. The weekly Iraqi-U.S. meeting addresses issues affecting the Iraqi Security Forces, consisting of the Iraqi Army, Iraqi Police, the Directorate of Border Enforcement and the Iraqi Air Force. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Adam Stone)
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(from left) Col. Steven L. Bullimore, commander, 17th Fires Brigade, and Col. Butch Kievenaar, commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, listen as a member of the Iraqi Air Force addresses the Basra Security Council Aug. 19. The two commanders attended the meeting as 17th FB, from Fort Lewis, Wash. is set to replace 2nd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., currently commanding U.S. forces in Basra Province. "The meeting shows that Iraqis are in the lead and that they want things better for Basra," said Capt. Eric Elliot of Bremen, Ohio, 17th FB Basra Operations Command liaison. For queries, contact the Multi-National Division - South Public Affairs at MND-S_PAO@iraq.centcom.mil; by phone at (Iraqna) 0790-194-2865 or 770-263-9379. For more MND-S news, visit our website: www.TheRedBulls.org.
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